1. Dr Dre - $620 million

17. 1. Dr Dre - $620 million

No surprises here - Dre earnt more than any hip-hop musician in 2014 following Apple's acquisition of Beats. But what's really impressive is that Dre's earnings in 2014 is the highest sum by a musician ever evaluated by Forbes - and, his earnings add up to more than every other artists earnings on the list - combined.